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"When I decided to put a new engine in my 1950 Ford 8N to gain extra power, I first thought about the Ford flat head V-8 con-version kits I had heard about but I didn't know where to get a kit," says Wendell Jacobson, Erie, Colo.
"I wanted to keep the hood in the same location and everything else original except the engine. Not knowing where to start, I went down to a local junk yard and started looking at engines that would physically fit without creating a monster. It didn't take me long to realize that most engines I looked at would fit, but some would require a lot more work than others. I finally found a 1973 German Ford V-6 engine that would work.
"I knew it wouldn't be easy but I was certain I could get the job done. I was more concerned whether or not it would still look like an 8N when I finished.
"I paid $100 for the engine, whichs turned out to be a 2.6 liter engine built in Germany and that it was a special model that was only built for 6 months. That created a problem finding parts.
"I first had to make an adaptor that would match the engine to the original bell housing. To do this, I used three 1/2 in. steel plates - one was configured to mount on the engine, the other to mount on the bell housing, and the third to mount between them and to act as a spacer. They were all cut out on a programmed plasma cutter, so they fit together tight and clean.
"Since the 8N uses the engine and engine oil pan as a supporting member for the front axle, I fabricated a new oil pan out of 1/4 in. steel plate that would bolt to the engine and also to the front axle support housing. I had to raise the engine up 2 in. to make clearance for the fan and water pump, make a different gas tank, and make a number of other modifications to make every-thing fit. I also had to remove the many pollution devices on the engine.
"The first time I put the engine in the tractor it went together like a Swiss clock. The exhaust goes down and under the rear axle with 23-in. glass packs on either side."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wendell Jacobson, 2096 WCR 12, Erie, Colo. 80516 (ph 303 828-3280).
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Rebuilt Ford Tractor REPOWERED EQUIPMENT Repowered Equipment 20-3-29 "When I decided to put a new engine in my 1950 Ford 8N to gain extra power, I first thought about the Ford flat head V-8 con-version kits I had heard about but I didn't know where to get a kit," says Wendell Jacobson, Erie, Colo.
"I wanted to keep the hood in the same location and everything else original except the engine. Not knowing where to start, I went down to a local junk yard and started looking at engines that would physically fit without creating a monster. It didn't take me long to realize that most engines I looked at would fit, but some would require a lot more work than others. I finally found a 1973 German Ford V-6 engine that would work.
"I knew it wouldn't be easy but I was certain I could get the job done. I was more concerned whether or not it would still look like an 8N when I finished.
"I paid $100 for the engine, whichs turned out to be a 2.6 liter engine built in Germany and that it was a special model that was only built for 6 months. That created a problem finding parts.
"I first had to make an adaptor that would match the engine to the original bell housing. To do this, I used three 1/2 in. steel plates - one was configured to mount on the engine, the other to mount on the bell housing, and the third to mount between them and to act as a spacer. They were all cut out on a programmed plasma cutter, so they fit together tight and clean.
"Since the 8N uses the engine and engine oil pan as a supporting member for the front axle, I fabricated a new oil pan out of 1/4 in. steel plate that would bolt to the engine and also to the front axle support housing. I had to raise the engine up 2 in. to make clearance for the fan and water pump, make a different gas tank, and make a number of other modifications to make every-thing fit. I also had to remove the many pollution devices on the engine.
"The first time I put the engine in the tractor it went together like a Swiss clock. The exhaust goes down and under the rear axle with 23-in. glass packs on either side."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wendell Jacobson, 2096 WCR 12, Erie, Colo. 80516 (ph 303 828-3280).
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